Save a file to a SharePoint library

You can easily save your Microsoft Office 2010 files directly to a Microsoft SharePoint library from within your file, or to a SharePoint Workspace to be synchronized later.

SharePoint libraries are locations on a SharePoint site where you can store and manage the files you share with team members. After you add files to the library, others are able to read and edit them, depending on their permissions. To learn more about SharePoint Server 2010 features, see Get started with SharePoint Server 2010.

A SharePoint Workspace is a copy of the SharePoint site, or selected sections you have downloaded to your computer so you can use it offline. Synchronizing your Workspace with the SharePoint site lets you upload documents you have worked with offline, as well as download files your teammates have updated. To learn more about SharePoint Workspaces and other tools for sharing files, see Overview: SharePoint Workspace 2010 Workspaces.

Save a file to a SharePoint Workspace

You can add documents to SharePoint libraries in a SharePoint Workspace you have synchronized from a SharePoint site to your computer. These documents will be automatically synchronized to the SharePoint site the next time you are connected to a server.

Follow these steps to add new or existing documents to a SharePoint library in a SharePoint workspace.

Open the SharePoint Workspace.

Select the SharePoint library in which you want to add new or existing documents.

To add a new document, click the Home tab, click New Document, and then click the document type you want.

To add a document from your file system, click the Home tab, click Add Documents, select the document you want, and then click Open.